Necktie rack



DBC. 27, 1949 w. R, KQHL TAL NECKTIE RACK Filed Jan.. 25',- 1947 Patented Dec. 27, 1949 UNITED STATES .@TENT OFFICE NECKTIE RACK;

William It. Kohl, Glenview, and LArdenL'. Iverson, Chicago, Ill., assgnors to Para-Lux Products Company, Chicago, Ill acorporation'of Illinois'r Application January 25, 1947` Serial =l\ln.=724;400`

10 Claims.

This invention pertains to an improved, exible paper board or cardboard necktie rack adapted to be employed by cleaning establishments forA the support of a plurality of neckties or like elongated articles of apparel during storage.-` or delivery.

It is an object of the `invention to `provide la simple and inexpensive rack of the foregoing character which has'provision for grippinglyfengaging a necktie or like article ina novel manner to positively resist displacement therefrom.

More speciiically, it is an object to provide a rack of thefabove type whichis apertured at spaced .locations and provided with dual bendable supporting and locking tongues which are engageable with the article to secure the same vin place on the rack in a novel and improved fashion.

The foregoing statements are indicative in a general way of the nature of the invention, but other and more specific objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon a `full understanding of the construction and operation of the device.

A single embodiment of the invention ispresented herein for purpose of exemplicatio'n, but it'will be appreciated that the invention is susceptiblel of 'incorporation in other modified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims.

In'the drawings,

Fig; 1 is a face view of the rack of the invention as stamped from a sheet of appropriate paper board or equivalent material;

Fig; 2 is va face View illustrating the rack with av `plurality of neckties sustained and locked thereon, 4also `indicating a suspending hook appliedto the rack;

Fig'. 3v is a .view in vertical section, on` adine generally corresponding to line 3--3'of Fig. 2,- illustrating'certain'portions of the rack. inthe position to which .they are displaced for the y.initial reception of the necktie -or other article-to be suspended on the rack;

'Flg..4 isa sectional .View similar =to Fig. 3, illustrating the V.elements -of the .rackin `theirroperative locking AArelation .to .the .article which `is :supportedgland Eig-...51s a fragmentary,perspectiveaview further. illustrating the features of the invention.

This inventionrelates kto a very-simple and inexpensivecardbeard necktie rack adapted tov support `.elongated articles of apparel, such Aas neckties, Abelts and the-lifke,irduring `storage-and transpor-tation thereof.` Assdistinguished from many similar articles on` thermarket, in which the neckties arefbutloosely supported,` .hence capable of slipping-from -place-aunder' shocks and jostling,l the present `rack has novel coacting means vfor insuring-that the article will beheld in its initial desi-red, suspended Yposition Von the rack.

Referringfto'thedrawings, the rack of the invention vis-generallydesignated by the reference numeral IIJ,'being-1made` upwof a rack body IIj which is stamped from a sheet of a suitable' gauge cardboard, paper board or like relatively inexpensive-material=,: and-1a wire suspending hook, generally designatedA I2.

Thefuppermost-edges `I3 of the body II convergefto a centrale/apex', immediately beneathwhich :thebodyis A*provided with a hole I4 'and' with l'a U-shaped-slit I5, the upper extremities of whichfare'connected with'the hole by aligned creasefor'foldv linesy I6. This defines a tab I'I which.is-.bendable'upwardly onto the body II of the rack, as illustrated in Figsfz and 3, so as to'` afford a=-doubleplythickness of material at that point. Hanger I2fis shaped at its lower end to provideA :al U-shaped rack-clamping element I8 insertablezin thezhole I9from which the tab'is deflected and engageable with the double-ply thickness to afford a verysecure grip on the rack Said body -isprovided with a plurality of rows of-article engaging-units, generally designated by the reference numeral v2l), by appropriately slitting andA creasing the material thereof. Each unit comprises an arm 2I integrally connected at oneY side Athereof with the materia] 'of body I I, said:armbeing dened byfanL-shaped slit 22 through the material Aoff-:thelrack and by a sawtooth slit 23 :intersecting the righthand eXtremity-of .slit I22,--in such manner as to provide an up.- wardlydirected'terminal'lip 24 at said extremity;

Thevoppositefend ofithe'sawtooth slit 23 is angled upwardly :at f25 -andf the :endg thereof is connected with the extremity of lip24 by a creased fold line 28. .Accordinglyithere:isffoutlined `the sawtooth4 .edged article-supporting arm 2l which is swingable on a vertically extending pivot adjacent its integral connection to the body ll at the inner end of the arm, and a savvtooth edged articleretaining tongue 21 which is swingable along the horizontal, creased fold line 25, for the purposes to be described.

In the illustrated embodiment there are six of the units arranged in two horizontally extending rows of three each. However, it will be apparent that other arrangements either in the alignment of the rows or staggering of the units are possible.

In utilizing the rack, the necktie, designated N, is preferably doubled on itself and draped over an arm 2l, which is deliected forwardly of the plan of rack body Il for this purpose, as illustrated in Fig, 3. Arm 2l is then returned toward and beyond its original position in the plane of the body which causes tongue 2l to first swing rearwardly with the arm and then, as the necktie brushes beneath and past the saine, to snap forward and crampingly engage the tie as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. This eects a very positive biting and clamping engagement with the article, suicient to prevent dislodgrnent of the article from the rack under pronounced shocks. The position of the parts in the fully inserted. condition of the article is illustrated in Figs. and 5.

We are aware that necktie and related racks of various types have heretofore been proposed for a generally similar purpose. However, to our knowledge, none thereof embodies dual, coacting, article sustaining and anchoring elements swingable on pivots located in intersecting relation to one another, nor do any of the prior devices effect a comparably positive gripping and cramping action. We therefore desire that the invention be construed no more limitedly than is reasonably indicated by the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

l. An article carrier of the type described, comprising a sheet-like body slitted and creased to provide supporting arm and clamping tongue elements swingable about non-parallel axes relative to the plane of the body, said elements having opposed portions located adjacent to and coacting with one another in gripping opposite sides of an article adapted to be disposed therebetween to cramp said article against inadvertent displacement from the carrier.

2. An article carrier of the type described, oomprising a sheet-like body slitted and creased to provide supporting arm and clamping tongue elements swingable about non-parallel axes relative to the plane of the body, at least one of said elements having -a serrated article engaging edge and the other thereof having a portion located adjacent to and coacting with said serrated edge in gripping opposite sides of an article adapted to be disposed therebetween to cramp said article against inadvertent displacement from the carrier.

3. An article carrier of the type described, comprising a sheet-like body provided with an article supporting arm swingable laterally relative to the plane of the body on a pivot extending in one direction and an anchoring tongue swingable relative to said plane on a pivot extending in another direction, said arm and tongue having opposed portions located adjacent to and coacting with one another in gripping opposite sides of an article adapted to be disposed therebetween to crainp said article against inadvertent displacement from the carrier.

4. An article carrier of the type described, comprising a sheet-like body member slitted and creased to provide an integral article supporting arrn swingable laterally out of the plane of the body member on a pivot extending in one direction and an anchoring tongue swingable out of the plane of said member on a pivot extending in another direction, said arm and tongue having opposed portions located adjacent to and coacting with one another in gripping opposite sides of an article adapted to be disposed therebetween to cranip said article against inadvertent displacement from the carrier.

5. An article carrier of the type described, comprising a sheet-like body member slitted and creased to provide an integral article supporting arm swingable laterally out of the plane of the body member on a pivot extending in an upward direction and an anchoring tongue swingable out of the plane of said member on a pivot extending in a sideward direction, said arm and tongue having opposed portions located adjacent to and coacting with one another in gripping opposite sides of an article adapted to be draped o er said supporting arm to cramp said article against inadvertent displacement from the carrier.

6. An article carrier comprising a body of relatively thin iiexible material, an article-sustaining arm integrally hinged to said body and swingable laterally in a sidewise direction out of the plane of the body, and an article-anchoring element located in adjacent opposed relation to said arm, said element being hinged to said body and swingable vertically relative to said body and sustaining arm into clamping engagement with an article adapted to be disposed across the latter.

7. An article carrier comprising a body of relatively thin flexible material, an article-sustaining arm integrally hinged to said body and movable laterally in a sidewise direction out of the plane 0f the body, and an article-anchoring element located in adjacent opposed relation to said arm, said element being integrally hinged to thebody and movable relative to said body and sustaining arm into clamping engagement With an article adapted to be disposed across the latter.

8. An article carrier comprising a body of relatively thin flexible material, an article sustaining arm integrally hinged to said body and movable laterally in a sidewise direction out of the plane of the body, and an article-anchoring element located in adjacent opposed relation to said arm, said element being integrally hinged to the body and movable relative to said body and sustaining arm into clamping engagement with an article adapted to be disposed across the latter, said sustaining arm and anchoring element being provided with roughened edges engageable with opposite sides of said article to hold the same against displacement from the carrier.

9. An article carrier comprising a sheet-like body of flexible material provided with a pair of vertically spaced cuts, one of which defines a lower edge of an article clamping tongue and an upper edge of an article supporting arm, the other of said cuts dening the lower edge of said supporting arm, said cuts being connected at an end thereof to free said supporting arm for swinging movement in a generally horizontal direction out of the plane of said body, said tongue being swingable in a generally vertical direction aboutA body of flexible material provided with a pair of vertically spaced cuts, one of which is of serrated outline and denes a serrated lower edge of an article clamping tongue and an upper serrated edge of an article supporting arm which is substantially coincident with said lower tongue edge, the other of said cuts defining the lower edge of said supporting arm, said cuts being yconnected at an end thereof to free said supporting arm for swinging movement in a generally horizontal direction out of the plane of said body, said tongue being swingable in a generally vertical direction about an axis spaced above the serrated lower edge thereof.

WILLIAM R. KOHL. ARDEN L. IVERSON.

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